Pons Neronianus News Today

Italy is at risk of a serious drought due to little or no rainfall during an unusually dry winter, the Italian environmental group Legambiente has warned.

Here are six surprises that were uncovered around the globe when the heat rose and the water receded.

With temperatures regularly exceeding 40C (104F) in a number of cities across the globe, the current heatwave is described as the most extreme in six decades. Scorching heat, which has already hit almost half of our planet, led to the lowering of...

While record-setting temperatures have subsided, wildfires and Italy's worst drought in decades are still putting lives at risk.

A drought in Rome has caused the remains of the so-called Bridge of Nero, or Pons Neronianus, to become visible in the Tiber River.

The Lazio region around Rome is preparing to declare a state of emergency as a severe drought raises the prospect of water rationing in the Italian capital.